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SISTERSHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest
Synonyms:
sisterhood; sistership
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("sistership" is a kind of...):
association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings
Synonyms:
sisterhood; sistership
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("sistership" is a kind of...):
family relationship; kinship; relationship ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)
